The rain rite is still lit by living communities and is not ours to repack
Resonance
Growers those who need rain
Symbols
AxeSerpent axeShell earringsThe cenoteThe four directions
Mythology Summary
Chaac, Chaahk, is the Maya rain god, lord of lightning, thunder and rain, shown in the Dresden and Madrid codices with his axe and shell earrings and known as God B in the Schellhas classification. He is fourfold, one for each direction and colour, and the sacred cenote at Chichen Itza and the rain ceremony called cha'a chaak, still performed in Yucatan, are his. The equation with the Central Mexican Tlaloc is standard in the literature, but the two are distinct gods of distinct traditions.
Modern Practice
Chaac is asked for rain, by growers and by anyone whose life depends on weather, and the living Yucatec rain ceremony is the model - asked for, fed, and given thanks. The entry says plainly that the ceremony belongs to the communities who keep it.